Vikings viewed as the best team in the NFC after 10 weeks

Following their big win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10, the Minnesota Vikings rank as the top team in the NFC in two notable NFL rating systems.

Winners in five of their last six games, the Minnesota Vikings are beginning to turn a few heads with their play during the 2019 season. Coming off a big win on the road over the Dallas Cowboys, the Vikings have made it known to the rest of the NFL that they are a legitimate championship contender this year.

At 7-3, Minnesota doesn’t currently have the best record in the league, or even in the NFC. However, it hasn’t prevented the Vikings from being recognized as the top team in their conference this week after their most recent victory.

According to the latest ESPN NFL Football Power Index and FiveThirtyEight Elo ratings, Minnesota currently ranks as the top team in the NFC and the third-best team in the NFL.

The New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs are the only two teams ahead of the Vikings in ESPN’s NFL FPI and the Patriots and Baltimore Ravens are the two squads ranked higher than Minnesota in FiveThirtyEight’s ratings.

So despite having more losses on their record than the San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, and Green Bay Packers, both ESPN and FiveThirtyEight still believe that the Vikings are the top team in the NFC after the first 10 weeks of the season.

With six games remaining on their 2019 schedule, Minnesota is still in the running for a first-round playoff bye this year. Their results in upcoming matchups against the Seahawks and Packers will be vital in determining if they can enter the postseason as one of the conference’s top two seeds.

It felt like the Vikings lost a little steam in their loss to the Chiefs in Week 9. But Minnesota’s recent win on Sunday night has seemed to be impressive enough that it’s finally earning them the respect they deserve.